Tennant Creek's Juno Centre to house up to six young people in interim justice facility

An agricultural learning centre in Tennant Creek will soon be the site of a youth justice facility.The justice facility is expected to be built by mid-year, but young people awaiting bail or sentencing could be housed at the centre in the interim.

The letter, from acting senior director of the Barkly region Ross McHutcheon, said Territory Families Housing and Communities was constructing bail-supported accommodation next door to the centre."In the interim, there will be times when young people awaiting sentencing or bail will be accommodated at the Juno facility.

"The advantage of the permanent site and the Juno Centre is that they both enable better access for young people to schools and learning facilities to help them achieve educational credits and vocation certification towards an NT Certificate of Education and Training in a supported environment," the spokesperson said.

Mr Gallagher said he wanted to help young offenders find work. For some of them, working on cattle stations or learning about agriculture was familiar because their grandparents or older family members would have worked in the same industry.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

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